Improvement in hay-knives



D. L. GARVER."

Hay-Knife.

Patented May 21, 1878 W I I ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID L GARVER, OF HART, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-KNIVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,020, dated May 21,1878; application filed April 21, 1878.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID L. GARVER, of

Hart, in the county of Oceana and State of Michigan, have invented a newand valuable Improvement in Hay-Knives and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this speciflcation, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon. I

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a front view of myhay-knife, and Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

My invention relates to that class of hayknives which are known asbevel-cut hayknives. V

In operating the ordinary bevel-cut hayknife it is necessary to not onlypress downward, but also to press horizontal, in order to hold the knifesnug against the hay. Consequently it requires a perpendicular and alsoa side pressure in order to work the knife.

My improvement is intended to obviate the necessity of any horizontalpressure in oper-' atin g the knife.

To this end the nature of my invention consists in a flange attached tothe upright portion or stock of the knife, said flange standin g atright angles to the cut of the knife, and when the knife is thrust intothe hay the flange counteracts the tendency of the knife to slide by,but compels it to pass straight downward and cut its way.

In the annexed drawings, A represents the stock with the step B. O isthe beveled knife; D, the brace, and E the handle. These are preciselythe same as a class of hay-knives now in use.

F is the flange attached to the stock, and

which constitutes my improvement. This flange F is attached to the frontedge of the vertical bar G, constituting a part of the stock A, by meansof rivets or other suitable fastening devices. In some cases the flangemay form a component part of the bar Gr.

' Near the lowerend of the vertical bar is a shoulder, 12, forming asupport to the flange F.

I am aware that a wedge-form hay-knife has heretofore been provided witha keel or guide-ridge, formed andcurved at the ends and sides tofacilitate the cutting of hay, and to such I lay no claim.

The knife is operated in the usual manner by taking the handle in theright hand and setting the right foot on the step.

In operation the flange F prevents the knife from sliding from the hay,and compels it, when thrust into the hay, to pass straight downward andcut its way.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a bevel-cut hay-knife composed of the stock A, with step B, knife 0,and handle E, the flange F, attached to the vertical bar, for thepurposes setforth. I

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed myname'in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID L. GARVER.

Witnesses:

MARCUS H. BROOKS, J OSEPE TYLER.

